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Curbside Classics Archives
CC Outtake Archive
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![I don’t recall the asking price, but I do remember thinking it seemed very high when this ’61 Valiant was advertised repeatedly over several years, I think out of somewhere […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/RHD_Diesel_60V_2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1961 Valiant Diesel – Clattered When Parked?")
CC Outtake: 1961 Valiant Diesel – Clattered When Parked?
Posted on June 17, 2022 | 29 CommentsI don’t recall the asking price, but I do remember thinking it seemed very high when this ’61 Valiant was advertised repeatedly over several years, I think out of somewhere […] -
![I’m seeing new Ioniq5s pop up all over town; they’re the latest hot new thing on wheels. And as previously disclosed, I approve. It reminds me of some of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_8942.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trailside Outtake: Hyundai Ioniq5 – The Latest Hot Wheels In Town")
Trailside Outtake: Hyundai Ioniq5 – The Latest Hot Wheels In Town
Posted on June 13, 2022 | 64 CommentsI’m seeing new Ioniq5s pop up all over town; they’re the latest hot new thing on wheels. And as previously disclosed, I approve. It reminds me of some of the […] -
![Whenever fuel prices soar, there’s two vehicles that one starts to see in greater abundance: Geo Metros and Diesel VWs. I spotted this VW pickup just down the street, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_9132.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: VW Diesel Pickup – You Know Fuel Prices Are High When The Diesel VWs Come Out Of Hibernation")
Curbside Outtake: VW Diesel Pickup – You Know Fuel Prices Are High When The Diesel VWs Come Out Of Hibernation
Posted on June 13, 2022 | 21 CommentsWhenever fuel prices soar, there’s two vehicles that one starts to see in greater abundance: Geo Metros and Diesel VWs. I spotted this VW pickup just down the street, […] -
![As we walked by this big barge of a Polara wagon listing to the right, I had to stop and check out to make sure it wasn’t in danger of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_8865.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1967 Dodge Polara Station Wagon – Listing To Starboard")
Curbside Outtake: 1967 Dodge Polara Station Wagon – Listing To Starboard
Posted on June 9, 2022 | 25 CommentsAs we walked by this big barge of a Polara wagon listing to the right, I had to stop and check out to make sure it wasn’t in danger of […] -
![As I followed this Verano in traffic, I saw distinct plumelets of smoke emit from its tailpipe, seemingly when the throttle was first closed; or maybe the other way around. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_8925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On The Go Outtake: The Smoky Buick Verano")
On The Go Outtake: The Smoky Buick Verano
Posted on June 8, 2022 | 27 CommentsAs I followed this Verano in traffic, I saw distinct plumelets of smoke emit from its tailpipe, seemingly when the throttle was first closed; or maybe the other way around. […] -
![Saw this Smart parked all winter in the same spot, but couple weeks ago it moved. Amusing to see someone bothered to fit a spoiler on one of the slowest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220420_163635.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Silly Spoilered Smart")
Curbside Outtake: Silly Spoilered Smart
Posted on June 6, 2022 | 10 CommentsSaw this Smart parked all winter in the same spot, but couple weeks ago it moved. Amusing to see someone bothered to fit a spoiler on one of the slowest […] -
![The CC version of Wheel Of Fortune differs from the real game show mainly in that there is no prize except for bragging rights. But keep in mind nobody likes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_0246.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Outtake: Let’s Play Wheel Of Fortune!")
Junkyard Outtake: Let’s Play Wheel Of Fortune!
Posted on June 5, 2022 | 30 CommentsThe CC version of Wheel Of Fortune differs from the real game show mainly in that there is no prize except for bragging rights. But keep in mind nobody likes […] -
![On my recent passage to Oakridge, in addition to stopping for the Peugeot 505, I decided to drive around town a bit for some drive-by shootings. Those will be up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_9083.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Oddity: A Road Train Of A Different Sort")
Curbside Oddity: A Road Train Of A Different Sort
Posted on June 3, 2022 | 17 CommentsOn my recent passage to Oakridge, in addition to stopping for the Peugeot 505, I decided to drive around town a bit for some drive-by shootings. Those will be up […] -
![In 2020, we fled Queens for the shore after two months of lockdown in our two-bedroom apartment, and my mornings were consumed with entertaining walks with my two-and-a-half year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20200617_1013512.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1972 Mustang: The Glue Factory Beckons")
Curbside Outtake: 1972 Mustang: The Glue Factory Beckons
Posted on June 2, 2022 | 31 CommentsIn 2020, we fled Queens for the shore after two months of lockdown in our two-bedroom apartment, and my mornings were consumed with entertaining walks with my two-and-a-half year […] -
![I can’t in all good conscience pretend that this post merits more than the CC Outtake tag, because it was one of those cars that was damn near impossible to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220410_114309-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1963 Jaguar Mark 2 3.8 Litre – Finally, A Non-Mitsuoka!")
CC Outtake: 1963 Jaguar Mark 2 3.8 Litre – Finally, A Non-Mitsuoka!
Posted on May 31, 2022 | 19 CommentsI can’t in all good conscience pretend that this post merits more than the CC Outtake tag, because it was one of those cars that was damn near impossible to […] -
![(first posted 5/26/2016) Although they appeared within sixteen days of each other in April 1964, there were were several things that differentiated the Barracuda from the Mustang. We won’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/CC-293-025-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1964 Plymouth Valiant Barracuda – More Valiant Than ‘Cuda")
CC Outtake: 1964 Plymouth Valiant Barracuda – More Valiant Than ‘Cuda
Posted on May 26, 2022 | 89 Comments(first posted 5/26/2016) Although they appeared within sixteen days of each other in April 1964, there were were several things that differentiated the Barracuda from the Mustang. We won’t […] -
![In a landscape dominated by elephantine SUVS and rapacious monster trucks, found this lion cub far from its homeland a few days ago. Fortunately it was resting safely in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/4416.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: Peugeot 106 S16 – Lightweight Little Lion Out Of Alberta")
Curbside Outtake: Peugeot 106 S16 – Lightweight Little Lion Out Of Alberta
Posted on May 21, 2022 | 14 CommentsIn a landscape dominated by elephantine SUVS and rapacious monster trucks, found this lion cub far from its homeland a few days ago. Fortunately it was resting safely in a […] -
![This shop was around for a long, long, long time in Northeast Seattle’s Roosevelt Way. The bottom of the shopfront windowframe surely must’ve started out as a straight line; I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Pauls_Auto_Upholstery_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Scenes from an Old Car Upholstery Shop")
CC Outtake: Scenes from an Old Car Upholstery Shop
Posted on May 15, 2022 | 24 CommentsThis shop was around for a long, long, long time in Northeast Seattle’s Roosevelt Way. The bottom of the shopfront windowframe surely must’ve started out as a straight line; I […] -
![I had finished my shift at the Florida theme park I was working at for that summer. It was close to sunset and the shuttle to the interns’ compound […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screen-Shot-2022-01-16-at-11.57.23-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rolls Royce Silver Shadow – La Revolución Is Here!")
Rolls Royce Silver Shadow – La Revolución Is Here!
Posted on May 12, 2022 | 12 CommentsI had finished my shift at the Florida theme park I was working at for that summer. It was close to sunset and the shuttle to the interns’ compound […] -
![Two years ago I went to a distant hardware store that was supposed to have in stock a particular item I needed for a home improvement project and in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220501_160002.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Rarity: BMW 324d – The Lost E30")
Curbside Rarity: BMW 324d – The Lost E30
Posted on May 7, 2022 | 12 CommentsTwo years ago I went to a distant hardware store that was supposed to have in stock a particular item I needed for a home improvement project and in the […]
